Guard for guy rods and cables



Oct. 28, 1990. w, SH PE 1,779,990

GUARD FOR GUY RODS AND CABLES Filed June 25, 1928 J VVf/VTOE 7/7/VE 5 W. Jflap 5/ I I 7- R/VEK Patented Oct. 28, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JAMES W. SHOPE, OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR- TO WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INCORPORATED, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK GUARD FOR GUY RODS AND CABLES Application filed June 25, 1928. Serial No. 288,077. I

My invention relates to aguard or shield for the anchor rods and cables that are used as guys for poles carrying overhead wires and cables, and the principal object of my invention is to provide a guard or shield that is relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture, and which is provided with fastening means that engages an anchor rod and cable, thereby enabling the guard or shield to be readily secured in position upon the guy without the necessity for extraneous if istening means such as bolts, clamps and the Further objects of my invention are to provide a guard for guy rods and cables that will meet State laws'and city ordinances relatin to the equipping of guy ropes and cables wit guards, shields and the like for the protection of pedestrians, and further to provide a guard of the character referred to that will be effective in saving much of the time, labor and consequent expense that is now involved in the applying of guards or shields to guy ropes and cables.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction'and arrangements of parts .that will hereinafter be more fully de scribed and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a guard constructed in accordance with my invention and the same being shown in proper position upon a guy rod and cable.

, Fig. 7 is an enlarged cross section taken on so the line 77 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view'of the.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawingwhich illustrates a practical embodiment of my invention, 10 designates the body of the shield .which is preferably formed of suitable sheet metal that is bent to form an inverted channel so that said body is substantially semi-circular in cross section and the over-all length thereof being approximately eight or nine feet in order to meet the requirements of city laws and State ordinances relative to guards for-guy rods and cables.

Secured to the under faces of one end of the inverted channel-shaped body 10 in any suitable manner, preferably by means of rivets 11, is a longitudinally. disposed strap 12 the outer end of which projects a short distance beyond the corresponding end of the body 10,

and said projecting end is formed into a depending U-shaped hook 13 of such size as to receive the anchor rod to which a guy wire or cable is connected. u

The opposite or inner end of the strap 12 is bent downwardly so as to occupy a plane substantially at right angles to the plane occupied by the strap 12, thereby formin a finger or prong 14 which, when the guar is applied for use, projects through the eye E that is formed on the upper end of the guy anchor rod R, or said prong or finger 'may pass through the loop L that is formed at the lower end of the cable 0, and which loo passes through the eye E of the anchor ro The end of the cable C beyond the loop L is secured to the body of said cable in any suitable manner, preferably by means of a three-bolt clamp as illustrated in Fig. 4.

Secured to the underside of the upper end of the body 10 is a longitudinally disposed strap 15, the outer portion of which projects a short distance beyond the corres onding end of said body, and said projecting portion being bent to form a depending U-shaped hook 16 that is adapted to receive the guy cable C.

per end of said guard projects laterally in the opposite direction.

Formed integral with the lower or inner end of the strap 15 and arranged transversely on the underside of the body 10 is a rib 1.7 that functions as a bearing or saddle for the cable C when the guardis positioned on the guy.

It will be understood that practically all guys have poles carrying overhead wires and cables including an anchor rod that projects ten or twelve inches above the surface of the ground and the upper end of said rod being provided with an eye that receives the loop of the guy cable.

My improved guard is intended to be applied over the lower portion of the guy and to extend from a point near the round upwardly on said guy approximate y eight or nine feet, thus complying with legal requirements.

In the application of my improved guard the hook 13 at the lower end of the guard is engaged beneath the anchor rod R av short distance above the point where the same emer es from the ground and the guard is now lorced downwardly toward the guy and manipulated so that the finger or prong 14 passes through the eye E at the upper end of the anchor rod, or if said eye is turned into a substantially vertical position so that the loop L at the lower end of the cable occupies a substantially horizontal position, then the finger or prong is forced through said loop just below the lower end of the clamp that connects the end of the cable to the body thereof and the engagement of this prong or finger in the eye or loop anchors the guard against any longitudinal movement of the uy. 5 The upper portion of the guard is pressed against the cable C so that the latter bears against the saddle 17 and by applying downward pressure to the extreme upper end of the guard and the book 16 that projects therefrom the said hook is engaged beneath the cable and the resiliency of said cable, and particularly those portions engaged by the saddle 17 and hook 16. tends to produce a clamping effect so that the guard is eii'ectually secured in proper position to the guy.

Thus when properly applied to the lower portion of the guy my improved device forms a guard or shield that extends for a substantial distance upwardly from the ground in which the guy is anchored, and thus said guard or shield provides a readily visible member that will be effective in minimizing accidents resulting from contact between pedestrians and the lower portion of the guy.

An especially desirable r'eatuse of my invention is the absence of extraneous means for securing the guard in position u on the guy, for by providing the hooks at the ends of the guard and the depending prong'or finger the guard may be very easily or quickly applied to the guy without resorting to the use of bolts, clamps or the like, and thus much time, labor and consequent expense are saved through the use of the improved guard.

It will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved guard for guy rods and cables may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A guard for guy rods and cables comprising a channel-shaped member adapted to of said guard, and :1 prong depending from Q the underside of said guard adjacent to one end thereof.

3. A guard for guy rods and cables comprising a channel-shaped member adapted to overlie a portion of the guy, guy engaging hooks carried by and projecting from the ends of said guard, and a guy engaging saddle ar ranged on the underside of said channelshaped member.

4:. A guard for guy rods and cables comprising a channel-shaped member adapted to overlie a portion of the guy, means secured to said guard for securing the same to a guy, a guy engaging prong depending from the underside of said guard, and a guy engaging saddle arranged on the underside of said guard. I

I 5. A guard for guy rods and cables comprising a channel-shaped member adapted to overlie a portion of the guy, substantially U-shaped guy engaging hooks carried by and downwardly projecting from the ends of: said guard, and guy engaging members depending from the underside of said guard intermedi ate its ends. 4

3. A guard for guy rods and cables comprising a channel-shaped member adapted to overlie a portion of the guy, and oppositely arranged hooks secured to and projecting from the ends of said guard.

7. A guard for guy rods and cables comprising a channel-shaped member adapted to overlie a portion of the guy, oppositely arranged hooks secured to and projecting from the endsof said guard, and guy engaging members depending from the underside of said guard between said hooks.

8. Tue combina'tien with a guy anchor rod having a loop and a guy line connected to said loop, of an inverted channel shapedmember adapted to overlie a portion of said guy rod and guy line and a prong carried by said member and projecting through the loop on said guy rod. 7

9. The combination with a guy anchor rod having a loop and a guy line connected to said loop, of an inverted channel shaped mem- 0 her adapted to overlie a portion of said guy rod and guy line, a prong carried'by said member and projecting through the loop on said guy rod and hooks on the ends of said member for engaging said guyrod and guy line.

10. The combination with a guy, of an inverted channel shaped guard adapted to overlie a portion of the guy and means carried by said guard for engaging said guy and adapt- 2 ed, through the resiliency of the guy to anchor the guard thereto.

11. A device of theclass described, com prising, an elongated body, a hook at the lower'end of said body for attachment of the body to the object to be protected adjacent the ground line, and means for securing the upper end of said body to' the object to be protected.

12. A device of the class. described, comprising, an elongated body, said body open at 80 one side along its length, a hook at the lower end of said body and disposed inwardly relative thereto for attachment of the bod to a guy wire, with the lower end of the b0 y disposed adjacent to the ground line, and means for securing the upper end of the body to the wire;

13. In a device of the class described for protecting a guy wire, an elongated body, a flange disposed outwardly from the under- 40 side of the lower end of the body, a hook disposed outwardly from the underside of the the extreme lower end of said body, said hook facing the edge of said' flange, whereby the body may be secured on the guy wire with the lower end of the body adjacent the ground line, and means for attaching the upper end of said body to the guy wire.

14. In combination, a guy rod, a guy wire secured thereto, anelongated trough-shaped member lying along said guy rod and said guy wire and fastened thereto, and a projection at the lower end of said guard which when the guard is forced against the Wire, grips said guy rod, thereby holding the lower end of the guard firmly in place.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

- JAMES W. SHOPE. 

